🚀 Built a Production-Ready LMS Backend with Node.js, MongoDB & Razorpay

Building real-world, scalable systems is something I’ve always been passionate about. Recently, I decided to bring that passion to life with a feature-rich Learning Management System (LMS) backend — and today, I’m excited to share it with you.

🔗 GitHub Repository: AnkitRaj20/lms-backend

💡 Why Build an LMS?

Online education is booming, and while there are tons of LMS platforms out there, I wanted to build one from scratch, focusing on:

• Real-world architecture

• Clean RESTful APIs

• Secure and scalable practices

• Payment and media integrations

This project isn't just a practice repo — it's production-ready.

🧠 Key Features

Here’s what the backend supports:

✅ Role-Based Authentication

• Admin, Instructor, and Student roles

• Secure JWT tokens & Bcrypt password hashing

• Role-protected routes

✅ Course & Lecture Management

• Create, update, and delete courses

• Upload and manage lectures (video/image)

• Cloudinary integration for seamless media handling

✅ Secure Payment Integration

• Razorpay for Indian payment gateway support

• Transaction tracking and order management

✅ Progress Tracking & Wishlist

• Users can mark lectures as complete

• Add courses to your wishlist for later

✅ Certificate Generation

• Auto-generate certificates for completed courses

• Certificate URLs are stored and returned via APIs

✅ Centralized Logging & Error Handling

• Winston + Morgan setup to log access and errors

• All errors are routed through a global error handler

✅ Admin Api

• Admin API for the implementation of the dashboard data retrieval

✅ Scalable Route Structure

• All routes are organized under /api/v1/ for maintainability

🛠️ Tech Stack

Here’s what powers the LMS backend:

• Node.js with Express.js

• MongoDB with Mongoose

• JWT, Bcrypt, and Crypto for authentication

• Cloudinary and Multer for media storage

• Razorpay for handling secure payments

• Helmet, Rate Limiting, and best practices for securing the app

• Winston + Morgan for centralized logging

⚙️ Future Improvements

• Enable student-instructor chat (via Socket.io)

• Enable multi-currency support in payments

💬 Let's Talk

I’m open to discussions, contributions, or collaborations!
If you're a recruiter, team lead, or fellow dev, feel free to:

👉 Fork the repo
👉 Drop a ⭐
👉 Connect with me on LinkedIn
👉 Or comment below — I’m happy to chat!

✨ Closing Thoughts

Building this LMS was both a learning experience and a demonstration of production-grade backend architecture. If you’re looking to build your own edtech platform or want a boilerplate for backend projects, this repo might be just what you need.

Thanks for reading!

📎 GitHub Repo

📧 Let's Connect on LinkedIn